Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Issues Recommendations for Reform Following the 2008 Election
11 June 2010 | Election Finance, Voting
The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, pursuant to section 535 of the Elections Act (Canada) (the "Act"), has issued a report proposing legislative amendments desirable for the better administration of the Act.
The report proposes several amendments, of which the following are the most interesting:
- allow electors to vouch for more than one member of their immediate family
- reduce election expense reimbursements for candidates or parties who exceed their authorized election expense limit
- expand third party election advertising rules to expenese related to advertisements that are incurred before the election period if the advertisements are run during the election period
- improve rules regarding unpaid claims or loans to candidates
- restrict registration of third party advertisers to Canadian citizens and organizations